Coupling multivariate analysis and Bayesian isotope mixing model to assess the origin and quality of groundwater in the Freetown Layered Complex, Sierra Leone - Abdul Aziz Sankoh; Cynthia Laar; Alidu Rashid; Ronnie Frazer-Williams (Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2023)

Effect of nanoparticles additives on tribological behaviour of advanced biofuels - Dong Lin Loo; Yew Heng Teoh; Heoy Geok How; Thanh Danh Le; Huu Tho Nguyen; Tazien Rashid; Daphiny Pottmaier; Farooq Sher (Fuel, 2023)

A review on production and implementation of hydrogen as a green fuel in internal combustion engines - Yew Heng Teoh; Heoy Geok How; Thanh Danh Le; Huu Tho Nguyen; Dong Lin Loo; Tazien Rashid; Farooq Sher (Fuel, 2023)

Insights into ultrasonic treatment on the properties of pullulan/oat protein/nisin composite film:mechanical, structural and physicochemical properties - Lixin Kang; Qiufang Liang; Huanxin Chen; Qiusuo Zhou; Zhuzhong Chi; Arif Rashid; Haile Ma; Xiaofeng Ren (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Seed ecology enlightens restoration of endemic species: A case study of Actaea kashmiriana from the Himalaya - Sufiya Rashid; Kausar Rashid; Aijaz H. Ganie; Irshad A. Nawchoo; Anzar Ahmad Khuroo (Ecological Engineering, 2023)

Polyetherimide membrane with tunable porous morphology for safe lithium metal-based batteries - Arshad Hussain; Andleeb Mehmood; Adil Saleem; Muhammad K. Majeed; Waseem Raza; Rashid Iqbal; Sajid Rauf; Ali Saad; Yonggui Deng; Geng Luo; Kai Zong; Liu Wei; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Long-lasting T-cell response to SARS-CoV-2 antigens after vaccination—a prospective cohort study of HCWs working with COVID-19 patients - Anders Krifors; Elisabeth Freyhult; Mulki Rashid Teljebäck; Robert P. A. Wallin; Ola Winqvist; Emeli Månsson (Infectious Diseases, 2023)

Biallelic mutations in pakistani families with autosomal recessive prelingual nonsyndromic hearing loss - Hee Ji Choi; Sumaira Kanwal; Rashid Hameed; Nasrin Tamanna; Shazia Perveen; Hina Mahreen; Wonseok Son; Kyung Suk Lee; Ki Wha Chung (Genes & Genomics, 2023)

Impact assessment of soil salinity on crop production in Uzbekistan and its global significance - Sayidjakhon Khasanov; Rashid Kulmatov; Fadong Li; Andre van Amstel; Harm Bartholomeus; Ilhomjon Aslanov; Komolitdin Sultonov; Nabijon Kholov; Hongguang Liu; Gang Chen (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023)

Correction to: Health risk assessment of heavy metals (Zn, Pb, Cd, and Hg) in water and muscle tissue of farmed carp species in North Iran - Mohammad Ali Hosseinzadeh Aski; Shayan Ghobadi; Abolfazl Askari Sari; Rashid Alijani Ardeshir; Mohammad Hossein Gorjian Arabi; Hamed Manouchehri (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Unleashing the effect of energy efficiency, knowledge spillover, and globalization on environmental sustainability: an VECM analysis for policy empirics - Nabila Khurshid; Asma Fiaz; Kashif Ali; Mudassar Rashid (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023)

Zeolite amendment reduces lead accumulation and improves growth and yield in tomato plants irrigated with sewage water - Rashid Jawad; Aamir Nawaz; Shaghef Ejaz; Sajid Ali; Muhammad Shahzad Saleem; Hafiz Mohkum Hammad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Pcal_0976, a pullulanase homologue from Pyrobaculum calidifontis, displays a glycoside hydrolase activity but no pullulanase activity - Iqra Aroob; Asifa Maqbool; Ayesha Pervez; Nasir Ahmad; Mehwish Aslam; Abeera Shaeer; Naeem Rashid (Biologia, 2023)

Kayak-based low-cost hydrographic surveying system: A demonstration in high altitude proglacial lake associated with Drang Drung Glacier, Zanskar Himalaya - RAAJ Ramsankaran; Prateek Verma; Ulfat Majeed; Irfan Rashid (Journal of Earth System Science, 2023)

Institutional analysis for scaling alternate wetting and drying for low-emissions rice production: evidence from Bangladesh - Vu Hong Trang; Katherine M. Nelson; Syed Samsuzzaman; Saidur M. Rahman; Mamunur Rashid; Ahmad Salahuddin; Bjoern Ole Sander (Climate and Development, 2023)

Remediation technologies for acid mine drainage: Recent trends and future perspectives - Umar Daraz; Yang Li; Iftikhar Ahmad; Rashid Iqbal; Allah Ditta (Chemosphere, 2023)

Metal ferrites-based nanocomposites and nanohybrids for photocatalytic water treatment and electrocatalytic water splitting - Ahmad Farhan; Javeria Arshad; Ehsan Ullah Rashid; Haroon Ahmad; Shahid Nawaz; Junaid Munawar; Jakub Zdarta; Teofil Jesionowski; Muhammad Bilal (Chemosphere, 2023)

Profiling of phthalates, brominated, and organophosphate flame retardants in COVID-19 lockdown house dust; implication on the human health - Nadeem Ali; Muhammad Imtiaz Rashid; Nabil A. Alhakamy; Sultan Hassan Alamri; Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah Eqani (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Implementing a novel deep learning technique for rainfall forecasting via climatic variables: An approach via hierarchical clustering analysis - Shah Fahad; Fang Su; Sufyan Ullah Khan; Muhammad Rashid Naeem; Kailei Wei (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Spatial and temporal analyses of land use changes with special focus on seasonal variation in snow cover in District Chitral; a Hindu Kush mountain region of Pakistan - Muhammad Qasim; Mudassir Khan; Wajid Rashid (Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 2023)

Insight into variation and controlling factors of dissolved organic matter between urban rivers undergoing different anthropogenic influences - Binessi Edouard Ifon; Bob Adyari; Liyuan Hou; Lanping Zhang; Xin Liao; Philomina Onyedikachi Peter; Azhar Rashid; Chang-Ping Yu; Anyi Hu (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

Role of biochar-based free radicals in immobilization and speciation of metals in the contaminated soil-plant environment - Muhammad Saqib Rashid; Guijian Liu; Balal Yousaf; Yasir Hamid; Abdul Rehman; Muhammad Arif; Rafay Ahmed; Yu Song; Aniqa Ashraf (Journal of Environmental Management, 2023)

A review of waste management approaches to maximise sustainable value of waste from the oil and gas industry and potential for the State of Qatar - Muhammad Shahbaz; Naim Rashid; Junaid Saleem; Hamish Mackey; Gordon McKay; Tareq Al-Ansari (Fuel, 2023)

Polygeneration syngas and power from date palm waste steam gasification through an Aspen Plus process modeling - Arshid Mahmood Ali; Muhammad Shahbaz; Khurram Shahzad; Muddasser Inayat; Salman Naqvi; Abdulrahim Ahmad Al-Zahrani; Muhammad Imtiaz Rashid; Mohammad Rehan; Aishah Binti Mahpudz (Fuel, 2023)

Green extraction of bioactive compounds from apple pomace by ultrasound assisted natural deep eutectic solvent extraction: Optimisation, comparison and bioactivity - Rubiya Rashid; Sajad Mohd Wani; Shaziya Manzoor; F.A. Masoodi; Mohd Masarat Dar (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Synergistic interaction of metal loaded multifactorial nanocatalysts over bifunctional transalkylation for environmental applications - Cüneyt Altındaş; Farooq Sher; Narcisa Smječanin; Eder C. Lima; Tazien Rashid; Irfan Ul Hai; Ali Karaduman (Environmental Research, 2023)

Synergistic effects of climate and salinity on radial growth of Excoecaria agallocha L. in the Sundarbans world heritage mangrove ecosystem - Md. Qumruzzaman Chowdhury; Swapan Kumar Sarker; Rabeya Sultana; Anup Datta; Md. Shamim Reza Saimun; A.Z.M. Manzoor Rashid (Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2023)

Electrically conductive Pt-MOFs for acidic oxygen reduction: Optimized performance via altering conjugated ligands - Rashid Iqbal; Sajjad Ali; Adil Saleem; Muhammad K. Majeed; Arshad Hussain; Sajid Rauf; Abdul Rehman Akbar; Hu Xu; Liang Qiao; Wei Zhao (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Graphene-based nanoarchitectures as ideal supporting materials to develop multifunctional nanobiocatalytic systems for strengthening the biotechnology industry - Muhammad Bilal; Ehsan Ullah Rashid; Jakub Zdarta; Teofil Jesionowski (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Squalene rich virgin palm oil by microwave-assisted enzyme aqueous extraction from palm mesocarp - Siti Nor Azlina Abd Rashid; Hong-Yeng Leong; Kian-Kai Cheng; Harisun Yaakob; Norliza Abdul Latiff (Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2023)

Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) gene polymorphism − 866 G/A in the promoter region is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus among Kashmiri population of Northern India - Inshah Din; Sabhiya Majid; Fouzia Rashid; Mumtaz Din Wani; Jasiya Qadir; Hilal Wani; Mohd Fareed (Molecular Biology Reports, 2023)

Estimation of vehicular delay in presence of illegally crossing pedestrians and determination of LOS using cluster analysis at midblock sections of urban roads - Tazim Ameen; Wajid Rashid; Abdullah Ahmad (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2023)

Health risk assessment and geospatial analysis of arsenic contamination in shallow aquifer along Ravi River, Lahore, Pakistan - Syed Umair Shahid; Naeem Akhtar Abbasi; Areej Tahir; Sajjad Ahmad; Sajid Rashid Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Global declarations on electric vehicles, carbon life cycle and Nash equilibrium - Baher Bakhtyar; Zhang Qi; Muhammad Azam; Salim Rashid (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2023)
Universal environmental policies adopt strategies that enhance and encourage the production and usage of electric vehicles (EVs). Universal cooperation is evident in the framework of agreements or protocols so as to successfully lead countries towards the predetermined goals. The question is whether this trend can reduce global warming or CO 2 emissions worldwide. By adopting game theory, this study analyses electricity carbon life cycle in leading EV countries. Results show that although the spread of EVs in Europe and the USA can mitigate carbon emissions, the production and use of electric vehicles in some countries, such as China and India, become a new source of such emissions. This reverse effect is due to the emission of greenhouse gases from electricity sources in these countries. Game theory also suggests that countries with unclean electricity sources should reconsider their plans to produce and use EVs. This study confirms that although carbon emission and global warming are global problems, regional and local policies can be substituted with a single comprehensive approach for an effective means of CO 2 emission reduction. Graphical abstract

Arsenic Contamination, Water Toxicity, Source Apportionment, and Potential Health Risk in Groundwater of Jhelum Basin, Punjab, Pakistan - Zahid Ullah; Abdur Rashid; Junaid Ghani; Muhammad Afnan Talib; Asfandyar Shahab; Lu Lun (Biological Trace Element Research, 2023)

Prevalence of FANCM germline variants in BRCA1/2 negative breast and/or ovarian cancer patients from Pakistan - Muhammad Usman Rashid; Noor Muhammad; Umara Shehzad; Faiz Ali Khan; Asif Loya; Ute Hamann (Familial Cancer, 2023)

Air quality index prediction via multi-task machine learning technique: spatial analysis for human capital and intensive air quality monitoring stations - Xin Xiang; Shah Fahad; Myat Su Han; Muhammad Rashid Naeem; Shah Room (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2023)

Microplastics pollution in the river Karnaphuli: a preliminary study on a tidal confluence river in the southeast coast of Bangladesh - Kaniz Fatema; Turabur Rahman; Md Jakiul Islam; Kizar Ahmed Sumon; Md. Helal Uddin; Shanur Jahedul Hasan; S. M. Abe Kawsar; Hisayuki Arakawa; Md. Mahfuzul Haque; Harunur Rashid (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Synthesis and characterization of copper oxide nanoparticles: its influence on corn (Z. mays) and wheat (Triticum aestivum) plants by inoculation of Bacillus subtilis - Hafiz Imran Haider; Imran Zafar; Qurat ul Ain; Asifa Noreen; Aamna Nazir; Rida Javed; Sheikh Arslan Sehgal; Azmat Ali Khan; Md. Mominur Rahman; Summya Rashid; Somenath Garai; Rohit Sharma (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Emerging industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in the Ghanaian construction industry: sustainability, implementation challenges, and benefits - Rashid Maqbool; Mohammed Rayan Saiba; Saleha Ashfaq (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
Future construction projects will need the implementation of industry 4.0 and Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies. The construction sector has, however, falling behind other industries in the application of these technologies and is currently facing considerable challenges. One of the industries that lag behind in the use of new innovative technological tools is the construction industry. This study reviews the research work in industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things as they relate to construction and examines key Ghana-based construction professionals and firms to ascertain their level of understanding of these emerging innovative technologies, including the challenges and benefits associated with their implementation. An extensive review of pertinent literature was done to help identify the important paradigms and variables which were cautiously tested. Adopting a quantitative research approach, the attained variables were used to design into a close-ended questionnaire. The sample frame was a survey of people from 154 construction experts and researchers with good standing by using the purposive sampling. Relative importance index (RII) analysis was used to analyzed the data. It was discovered from the findings that smart construction was the most popular industry 4.0 technology in the Ghanaian construction industry. The most important benefit of these technologies is that they will add sustainable policy requirements to tendering, with the most pressing technology being the lack of talent and skills in using industry 4.0 and IoT technologies. The scope of this research is based on the questionnaire survey, proving a sustainable pathway to the construction industry community, which creates its own significance by including key stakeholders and those affected by these technologies.

Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment of Kishanganj, Bihar, India - Rashid Shams; Mohit Agrawal; Ravindra K Gupta (Journal of Earth System Science, 2022)

Health risk assessment of heavy metals (Zn, Pb, Cd, and Hg) in water and muscle tissue of farmed carp species in North Iran - Mohammad Ali Hosseinzadeh Aski; Shayan Ghobadi; Abolfazl Askari Sari; Rashid Alijani Ardeshir; Mohammad Hossein Gorjian Arabi; Hamed Manouchehri (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Molecular epidemiology and characterization of Babesia bovis in cattle of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan - Muhammad Shoaib; Muhammad Imran Rashid; Haroon Akbar; Ali Ahmad Sheikh; Shahid Hussain Farooqi; Amel Ayari-Akkari; Habab M. Yassin; Rajwali Khan (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2022)

Identification and validation of a key genomic region on chromosome 6 for resistance to Fusarium stalk rot in tropical maize - Zerka Rashid; Veerendra Babu; Shyam Sundar Sharma; Pradeep Kumar Singh; Sudha Krishnan Nair (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)
Key message A key genomic region was identified for resistance to FSR at 168 Mb on chromosome 6 in GWAS and haplotype regression analysis, which was validated by QTL mapping in two populations. Abstract Fusarium stalk rot (FSR) of maize is an economically important post-flowering stalk rot (PFSR) disease caused by Fusarium verticillioides . The pathogen invades the plant individually, or in combination with other stalk rot pathogens or secondary colonizers, thereby making it difficult to make accurate selection for resistance. For identification and validation of genomic regions associated with FSR resistance, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted with 342 maize lines. The panel was screened for FSR in three environments using standard artificial inoculation methodology. GWAS using the mixed linear model corrected for population structure and kinship was done, in which 290,626 SNPs from genotyping-by-sequencing were used. A total of 7 SNPs, five on chromosome 6 showing strong LD at 168 Mb, were identified to be associated with FSR. Haplotype regression analysis identified 32 haplotypes with a significant effect on the trait. In a QTL mapping experiment in two populations for validating the identified variants, QTLs were identified with confidence intervals having overlapped physical coordinates in both the populations on chromosome 6, which was closely located to the GWAS-identified variants on chromosome 6. It makes this genomic region a crucial one to further investigate the possibility of developing trait markers for deployment in breeding pipelines. It was noted that previously reported QTLs for other stalk rots in maize mapped within the same physical intervals of several haplotypes identified for FSR resistance in this study. The possibility of QTLs controlling broad-spectrum resistance for PFSR in general requires further investigation.

Association mapping for abiotic stress tolerance using heat- and drought-related syntenic markers in okra - Ikhlaq Ahmad; Rashid Mehmood Rana; Mahmood Ul Hassan; Muhammad Azam Khan; Muhammad Sajjad (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

A Machine Learning-Based Semantic Pattern Matching Model for Remote Sensing Data Registration - Mustafa Musa Jaber; Mohammed Hasan Ali; Sura Khalil Abd; Mustafa Mohammed Jassim; Ahmed Alkhayyat; Baraa A. Alreda; Ahmed Rashid Alkhuwaylidee; Shahad Alyousif (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2022)

Learning from Crisis: a Multicentre Study of Oncology Telemedicine Clinics Introduced During COVID-19 - Michael Grant; Helen Hockings; Maria Lapuente; Philip Adeniran; Rabiah Abbas Saud; Anjali Sivajothi; Jubel Amin; Shanthini M. Crusz; Sukaina Rashid; Bernadette Szabados; Paula Wells; Ekaterini Boleti; et al. (Journal of Cancer Education, 2022)

Probabilistic analysis of gravity retaining wall using ANFIS-based optimization techniques - Rashid Mustafa; Pijush Samui; Sunita Kumari (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2022)

Diversity and community structure of plant and soil nematodes associated with sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) from district Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) - Rashid Pervez; Uma Rao (Indian Phytopathology, 2022)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Application of Fe-RGO for the removal of dyes by catalytic ozonation process - Umair Yaqub Qazi; Rabia Iftikhar; Amir Ikhlaq; Ibtsam Riaz; Rashid Jaleel; Rabia Nusrat; Rahat Javaid (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Recovery of critical metals from leach solution of electronic waste using magnetite electrospun carbon nanofibres composite - Aamir Iqbal; M. Rasul Jan; Jasmin Shah; Bahroz Rashid (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Characterization of vermicompost of coconut husk mixed with cattle dung: physicochemical properties, SEM, and FT-IR analysis - Jahangeer Quadar; Anu Bala Chowdhary; Rahil Dutta; Deachen Angmo; Farhana Rashid; Sharanpreet Singh; Jaswinder Singh; Adarsh Pal Vig (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

An integrated approach towards marble waste management: GIS, SFA, and recycling options - Muhammad Fawad; Farid Ullah; Wisal Shah; Muhammad Jawad; Kifayatullah Khan; Wajid Rashid (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Human health exposure and risks of arsenic from contaminated soils and brinjal fruits collected from different producers and retailers levels - H. M. Zakir; Q. F. Quadir; Anika Bushra; Shaila Sharmin; Aniruddha Sarker; M. H. Rashid; A. Rahman (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2022)

Novel Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria with In Vitro Bioremediation Potential of Toxic Lead and Cadmium - Md. Sayed Hasan; Md. Zakirul Islam; Ruckshana Islam Liza; Md. Abid Hasan Sarker; Mohammad Ashiqul Islam; Md. Harun-ur-Rashid (Current Microbiology, 2022)

Induction of multiple shoots in Oryza sativa: roles of thidiazuron, 6-benzylaminopurine, decapitation, flooding, and Ethrel® treatments - Aparna Nautiyal; A. Rashid; Ashish Agnihotri (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 2022)

A quantitative assessment of pollution from potentially toxic elements in groundwater and the accompanying health risks - Atif Muhmood; Abdul Majeed; Abid Niaz; Asrar Hussain Shah; Ali Afzal; Khaliq ur Rehman Arshad; Muhammad Rashid; Arslan Nazarat (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Impact of climate change on extreme floods under high-end warming scenario RCP8.5 for the Kabul River Basin in Pakistan - Asif Mehmood; Shaofeng Jia; Muhammad Masood; Aifeng Lv; Rashid Mahmood; Wenbin Zhu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

The asymmetric impact of financial development on ecological footprint in Pakistan - Abid Rashid Gill; Rabbia Riaz; Minhaj Ali (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Assessment of groundwater quality using Entropy-Weighted Quality Index (EWQI) and multivariate statistical techniques in Central Ganga plain, India - Shamshaad Ahmad; Rashid Umar; Izrar Ahmad (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022)

Environmental pollution and sustainability of IPO performance: evidence from the Pakistani Market - Waqas Mehmood; Ahnaf Ali Alsmady; Saqib Amin; Rasidah Mohd-Rashid; Attia Aman-Ullah (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Explaining the natural and anthropogenic factors driving glacier recession in Kashmir Himalaya, India - Irfan Rashid; Tariq Abdullah; Shakil Ahmad Romshoo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Correction: Treatment of pesticides (chlorpyrifos and tebuconazole) and Congo red dye by the application of green synthesized palladium nanoparticles using hemicellulose obtained from Lallemantia royleana seed - Almas Hamid; Sajid Rashid Ahmad; Fahad Ali; Mohammad S. Iqbal; Rabia Nazir (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022)

Aquaculture over-optimism? - U. Rashid Sumaila; Andrea Pierruci; Muhammed A. Oyinlola; Rita Cannas; Rainer Froese; Sarah Glaser; Jennifer Jacquet; Brooks A. Kaiser; Ibrahim Issifu; Fiorenza Micheli; Rosamond Naylor; Daniel Pauly (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
The recent rapid growth in aquaculture production reported by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization may have inadvertently generated what we denote here as aquaculture over-optimism. An extreme form of this is the notion that we need not worry about sustaining wild fish stocks because we can meet the global need through farming. Here we investigate whether the recent growth in aquaculture production can be maintained, and we compare aquaculture production projections with the future need for fish to find out whether aquaculture over-optimism can be justified. We show relevant evidence suggesting that aquaculture growth rates in all the cases studied have already reached their peak and have begun declining. Also, our results indicate that without wild fish, the world will face a fish food shortage of about 71 million tonnes annually by 2030, and the aquaculture production growth rate would have to be 3 times current average projected production by the FAO, the World Bank and the OECD in 2030. Finally, the current geographical distribution of farmed fish production suggests that even if aquaculture over-optimism is physically, economically, technically and ecologically feasible, its socio-economic cost to low-income coastal countries could be devastating.

Treatment of pesticides (chlorpyrifos and tebuconazole) and Congo red dye by the application of green synthesized palladium nanoparticles using hemicellulose obtained from Lallemantia royleana seed - Almas Hamid; Sajid Rashid Ahmad; Fahad Ali; Mohammad S. Iqbal; Rabia Nazir (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022)

Naturalisation of Ranunculus repens in Kashmir Himalaya: Floristic and Ecological aspects - Ruquia Gulzar; Fayaz A. Banday; Zubair Ahmad Rather; Irfan Rashid; Anzar Ahmad Khuroo (Plant Biosystems, 2022)

Biological and Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red, a Diazo Sulfonated Substituted Dye: a Review - Rana Rashad Mahmood Khan; Hoorish Qamar; Ayesha Hameed; Aqmar ur Rehman; Muhammad Pervaiz; Zohaib Saeed; Aqib Adnan; Ayoub Rashid Ch (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2022)

Neural network for modeling the capture of lead and cadmium ions from wastewater using date palm stones - A. A. H. Faisal; Z. S. Nassir; H. M. Rashid; O. A. Al-Hashimi; A. Shubbar; B. Saleh (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)
The current theoretical and experimental study was to thoroughly examine the capability of date stones for scavenging cadmium and lead ions from simulated wastewater. Three layers-artificial neural network (ANN) with 115 batch tests proved that the best conditions achieved the highest sorption efficiency (>63% for Cd(II) and > 91% for Pb(II)) where time 1 h, pH 5–6, dosage 5 g/100 mL, speed 100 rpm and temperature 25 °C. A satisfactory matching between the measurements and the ANN outputs was recognized with coefficient of determination greater than 99%. The ANN has also revealed throughout the sensitivity analysis that the initial pH and contact time with importance of 25 and 39% for cadmium and lead ions respectively were considered to be the most influential parameters in the removal process. Among Langmuir, Freundlich, and ANN models, the latter one was well fitted the sorption data. This model was substituted in solute transport equation to describe the spatial and temporal distribution of metal ions through the packed column. From the breakthrough curves, the well agreement between the theoretical and measurements (Willmott’s index almost greater less than 0.97), the date stones sorbent have had greater tendency to sorb lead ions than that of cadmium ones.

Spatio-temporal assessment of land use dynamics and urbanization: linking with environmental aspects and DPSIR framework approach - Saba Yousafzai; Rashid Saeed; Ghani Rahman; Sidra Farish (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Temporal-spatial variation, source forensics of PAHs and their derivatives in sediment from Songhua River, Northeastern China - Rashid Mohammed; Zi-Feng Zhang; Ying-Hua Hu; Chao Jiang; Zhi-Qiang He; Wen-Juan Wang; Yi-Fan Li (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2022)

Rebuilding fish biomass for the world's marine ecoregions under climate change - William W. L. Cheung; Juliano Palacios‐Abrantes; Thomas L. Frölicher; Maria Lourdes Palomares; Tayler Clarke; Vicky W. Y. Lam; Muhammed A. Oyinlola; Daniel Pauly; Gabriel Reygondeau; U. Rashid Sumaila; Lydia C. L. Teh; Colette C. C. Wabnitz (Global Change Biology, 2022)
Rebuilding overexploited marine populations is an important step to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 14—Life Below Water. Mitigating major human pressures is required to achieve rebuilding goals. Climate change is one such key pressure, impacting fish and invertebrate populations by changing their biomass and biogeography. Here, combining projection from a dynamic bioclimate envelope model with published estimates of status of exploited populations from a catch‐based analysis, we analyze the effects of different global warming and fishing levels on biomass rebuilding for the exploited species in 226 marine ecoregions of the world. Fifty three percent (121) of the marine ecoregions have significant (at 5% level) relationship between biomass and global warming level. Without climate change and under a target fishing mortality rate relative to the level required for maximum sustainable yield of 0.75, we project biomass rebuilding of 1.7–2.7 times (interquartile range) of current (average 2014–2018) levels across marine ecoregions. When global warming level is at 1.5 and 2.6°C, respectively, such biomass rebuilding drops to 1.4–2.0 and 1.1–1.5 times of current levels, with 10% and 25% of the ecoregions showing no biomass rebuilding, respectively. Marine ecoregions where biomass rebuilding is largely impacted by climate change are in West Africa, the Indo‐Pacific, the central and south Pacific, and the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Coastal communities in these ecoregions are highly dependent on fisheries for livelihoods and nutrition security. Lowering the targeted fishing level and keeping global warming below 1.5°C are projected to enable more climate‐sensitive ecoregions to rebuild biomass. However, our findings also underscore the need to resolve trade‐offs between climate‐resilient biomass rebuilding and the high near‐term demand for seafood to support the well‐being of coastal communities across the tropics.

Impact of warming and deoxygenation on the habitat distribution of Pacific halibut in the Northeast Pacific - Ana C. Franco; Hongsik Kim; Hartmut Frenzel; Curtis Deutsch; Debby Ianson; U. Rashid Sumaila; Philippe D. Tortell (Fisheries Oceanography, 2022)
Ocean warming and deoxygenation are already modifying the habitats of many aerobic organisms. Benthic habitat in the Northeast Pacific is sensitive to deoxygenation, as low oxygen concentrations occur naturally in continental shelf bottom waters. Here, we examine the potential impacts of deoxygenation and ocean warming on the habitat distribution of Pacific halibut ( Hippoglossus stenolepis ), one of the most commercially important groundfish in North America. We combine fisheries‐independent Pacific halibut survey data (1998–2020) with oceanographic measurements and a regional ocean circulation model to investigate current and future (end of 21st century) influences of deoxygenation and warming on optimal Pacific halibut habitat. We use the observations and model output to derive a metabolic index of Pacific halibut‐specific suitable habitat. Our results show high Pacific halibut counts in regions where the metabolic index is greatest and demonstrate that interannual variability in Pacific halibut abundance is coherent with the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. Working with model projections, we examine potential future changes in suitable Pacific halibut habitat by the end of the century under a high carbon dioxide emissions scenario. These projections indicate that suitable Pacific halibut habitat may largely disappear off the coast of Washington state, retreating approximately 5° latitude northward. In bottom waters along coastal British Columbia and Alaska continental shelf, Pacific halibut habitat is projected to decrease by about 50%. Such habitat changes may potentially drive a northward shift in Pacific halibut, with significant implications for commercial fisheries.

Modelling the Hydrological Response to Urban Land-Use Changes in Three Wetland Catchments of the Western Himalayan Region - Irfan Rashid; Shahid Ahmad Dar; Sami Ullah Bhat (Wetlands, 2022)

Sustainability of the grazing and feeding resources for sheep during the non-migratory period in Jammu and Kashmir - Sheikh Shubeena; Abdul Hai; S. A. Hamdani; A. H. Akand; Insha Amin; Subata Mahboob; Shiasta Seedat-Un Nissa; Shahzada Mudasir Rashid (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2022)

Assessing and forecasting of groundwater level fluctuation in Joypurhat district, northwest Bangladesh, using wavelet analysis and ARIMA modeling - Almamunur Rashid; Mahiuddin Alamgir; Mohamad Tofayal Ahmed; Roquia Salam; Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Aminul Islam (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2022)

Wavelet-Hilbert transform-based simulation of pulse-like ground motion - Azad Yazdani; Mohammad-Rashid Salimi; Ali Roshan-Miavagi (Journal of Seismology, 2022)

Strengthening of RC beams with CFS angle sections: performance assessment of various anchoring solutions - Mudasir Rashid; Javed Ahmad Bhat; Shakeel A. Waseem (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2022)

Aqueous carbonation of peridotites for carbon utilisation: a critical review - Muhammad Imran Rashid; Emad Benhelal; Leo Anderberg; Faezeh Farhang; Timothy Oliver; Mark Stuart Rayson; Michael Stockenhuber (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

The impact of mucormycosis (black fungus) on SARS-CoV-2-infected patients: at a glance - Md. Rezaul Islam; Md. Mominur Rahman; Md. Tanjimul Ahasan; Nadia Sarkar; Shopnil Akash; Mahfuzul Islam; Fahadul Islam; Most. Nazmin Aktar; Mohd Saeed; Md. Harun-Or-Rashid; Md. Kawsar Hosain; Md. Saidur Rahaman; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Hydrogeochemical assessment of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks of potentially toxic elements in aquifers of the Hindukush ranges, Pakistan: insights from groundwater pollution indexing, GIS-based, and multivariate statistical approaches - Abdur Rashid; Muhammad Ayub; Sardar Khan; Zahid Ullah; Liaqat Ali; Xubo Gao; Chengcheng Li; Hamed A. El-Serehy; Prashant Kaushik; Atta Rasool (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Rapid and enhanced adsorptive mitigation of groundwater fluoride by Mg(OH)2 nanoflakes - Xavy Borgohain; Harunar Rashid (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Metagenomic Insights into the Gut Microbiota of Eudrilus eugeniae (Kinberg) and Its Potential Roles in Agroecosystem - Samrendra Singh Thakur; Azhar Rashid Lone; Sailu Yellaboina; Subodh Tambat; Ajar Nath Yadav; Subodh Kumar Jain; Shweta Yadav (Current Microbiology, 2022)

Alien plant and native herbivore network of Kashmir Himalaya - Tariq Ahmad; Irfan Rashid; Rayees Ahmad; Maajid Mehraj; Naieem Ahmad (Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2022)

A plant-type L-asparaginase from Pyrobaculum calidifontis undergoes temperature dependent autocleavage - Muhammad Sajed; Samia Falak; Majida Atta Muhammad; Nasir Ahmad; Naeem Rashid (Biologia, 2022)

Site-specific response of a 5 MW offshore wind turbine for Gujarat Coast of India - Haroon Rashid; Rajib Sarkar (Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 2022)

Assessing Salt Tolerance Induction in Potato by Salicylic Acid Using Morpho-Physio-Biochemical, Ionic, and Yield Indices - Hafiz Nazar Faried; C. M. Ayyub; Fahad Masoud Wattoo; Mohsin Bashir; Kashif Razzaq; Gulzar Akhtar; Abid Hussain; Sami Ullah; Javed Iqbal Wattoo; Muhammad Amin; Shoaib Munir; Muhammad Rashid Shaheen; et al. (Potato Research, 2022)

Molecular determination of progesterone receptor’s PROGINS allele (Alu insertion) and its association with the predisposition and susceptibility to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) - Rashid Mir; Malik A. Altayar; Abdullah Hamadi; Faris J. Tayeb; Nizar H. Saeedi; Mohammed M. Jalal; Jameel Barnawi; Sanad E. Alshammari; Nabil Mtiraoui; Mohammed Eltigani M. Ali; Faisel M. Abuduhier; Mohammad Fahad Ullah (Mammalian Genome, 2022)

High-pressure methanol synthesis case study: safety and environmental impact assessment using consequence analysis - M. A. Ahmad; Z. A. Rashid; M. El-Harbawi; A. S. Al-Awadi (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

A systematic managerial perspective on the environmentally sustainable construction practices of UK - Rashid Maqbool; Ifeanyi Echezona Amaechi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
Construction industry, though is the backbone of any economy, still add a significant portion of emissions, utilising energy supplies, and reasoning in bulk of waste production. The sustainable construction practices are the only solution considering the global climatic challenges. Owing its enormous benefits, a lot of sustainable constructions projects are built around the world, both in developed and developing countries. However, considering the innovative material and technological involvement, and lack of knowledge and expertise, such sustainable construction projects are not always successful. This research aims to investigate the barriers and factors impacting sustainability in the construction projects. More specifically, its primary purpose is to have the perspective of managers on the actors and barriers of sustainable construction in the UK. A mixed method was used to collect the data, one in the mean of questionnaire survey, and the second through the case study. To acquire quantitative data, a snowball sampling was applied to collect the questionnaire survey based data from 128 UK construction managerial positions, such as system managers, sustainability managers, project managers and construction managers, etc. The quantitative acquired data was analysed using mean analysis, relevant importance index (RII), correlation and multiple hierarchical regression. The RII analysis discovered that sustainable construction designs is a top drivers of sustainable construction practices, whereas excessive concentration on price is found as the top impediment of sustainable construction practices. It was also shown by the hierarchical regression analysis that stakeholders factors, project management factors and technological factors significantly impact to sustainable construction practice. However, surprisingly the role of barriers was not observed in the sustainable construction practices of the UK. The same findings were also confirmed with the case study analysis of the Kier Group plc, which believes in the sustainable construction practices. Hence, it is needful for the positive sides of these factors be considered and duly exploited. The research findings provide interesting industrial insights towards sustainable construction projects, while providing useful directions to the industrialists, policymakers and construction professionals, not only by reducing the unfavourable effects, but also by proposing the intention of restoring factors of the environment, economic and social sustainability.

Impact evaluation of the run-of-river hydropower projects on the water quality dynamics of the Sindh River in the Northwestern Himalayas - Mohd Sharjeel Sofi; Aadil Hamid; Sami Ullah Bhat; Irfan Rashid; Jagdish Chandra Kuniyal (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

Integrating blue: How do we make nationally determined contributions work for both blue carbon and local coastal communities? - Amrit Melissa Dencer-Brown; Robyn Shilland; Daniel Friess; Dorothée Herr; Lisa Benson; Nicholas J. Berry; Miguel Cifuentes-Jara; Patrick Colas; Ellyn Damayanti; Elisa López García; Marina Gavaldão; Gabriel Grimsditch; et al. (Ambio, 2022)
Blue Carbon Ecosystems (BCEs) help mitigate and adapt to climate change but their integration into policy, such as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), remains underdeveloped. Most BCE conservation requires community engagement, hence community-scale projects must be nested within the implementation of NDCs without compromising livelihoods or social justice. Thirty-three experts, drawn from academia, project development and policy, each developed ten key questions for consideration on how to achieve this. These questions were distilled into ten themes, ranked in order of importance, giving three broad categories of people , policy & finance , and science & technology . Critical considerations for success include the need for genuine participation by communities, inclusive project governance, integration of local work into national policies and practices, sustaining livelihoods and income (for example through the voluntary carbon market and/or national Payment for Ecosystem Services and other types of financial compensation schemes) and simplification of carbon accounting and verification methodologies to lower barriers to entry.

Early summer surface air temperature variability over Pakistan and the role of El Niño–Southern Oscillation teleconnections - Irfan Ur Rashid; Muhammad Adnan Abid; Mansour Almazroui; Fred Kucharski; Muhammad Hanif; Shaukat Ali; Muhammad Ismail (International Journal of Climatology, 2022)
Early summer (May–June) is the season where the surface air temperature (SAT) variability is largest and may result in extreme temperature conditions over Pakistan. Therefore, we analysed the early summer interannual SAT variability over Pakistan for the period 1981–2018 using observational dataset and model simulations. We noted that upper‐level anticyclonic circulation anomalies over Pakistan, which are associated with upper to the middle tropospheric descending motion, favour clear skies with an increase in net shortwave radiation that leads to extreme surface warming over the region. Moreover, the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) based on Niño3.4 SST index is negatively associated with SAT anomalies over Pakistan. The cold ENSO phase favours the positive geopotential height anomalies due to the strengthening of the Walker circulation that enhance the sinking motion and result in less cloudiness leading to the extreme higher surface temperature conditions over Pakistan, while the opposite happens in the warm ENSO phase. Moreover, the Saudi‐KAU Atmospheric Global Climate Model (AGCM) simulated large‐scale patterns that are in good agreement with the observations. Sensitivity experiments with the AGCM confirm that cold SST anomalies in the ENSO region significantly favour above‐normal SAT anomalies over Pakistan, while the opposite happens in the warm ENSO phase. These results are important to understand and potentially predict regional heatwaves over the South Asian region, particularly over Pakistan.

Pcal_2031, a RecA/Rad51 homologue from Pyrobaculum calidifontis, complements the ultraviolet light sensitivity of Escherichia coli - Syed Nasim Abbas; Mehwish Aslam; Amina Maqsood; Hafiza Zumra Fatima; Muhammad Arshad Javed; Naeem Rashid (Biologia, 2022)

Sustainable Conversion of Wastes into Green Bioproducts to Introduce Diversification and Green Economy in the Sugar Industry. A Review - Noé Aguilar-Rivera; Muhammad Tahir Khan; Imtiaz Ahmed Khan; Rashid Iqbal; Muhammad Mahran Aslam (Sugar Tech, 2022)

‘New’ species are not always new: a case study of Ephedra sumlingensis and E. khurikensis (Ephedraceae) - Zubair Ahmad Rather; Khalid Hussain; Mayank Dhar Dwivedi; Tanvir Ul Hassan Dar; Abdul Rashid Dar; Anzar Ahmad Khuroo (Plant Systematics and Evolution, 2022)

Functional characterization of differentially-expressed increased glyphosate resistance (igrA) gene in transgenic rice (Oryza sativa L.) - Varakumar Panditi; Dhirendra Fartyal; Vijay Sheri; Aakrati Agarwal; Sahil Mehta; Shambhu Krishan Lal; Ajay Kumar Venkatapuram; Hemangini Parmar; Sangeetha Karippadakam; Afreen Rashid; Malireddy K. Reddy; V. Mohan Murali Achary (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2022)

The protective effect of chemical and natural compounds against vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy (VIPN) - Mitra Khodaei; Soghra Mehri; Soroush Rashid Pour; Shakiba Mahdavi; Fatemeh Yarmohammadi; A. Wallace Hayes; Gholamreza Karimi (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2022)

Molecular and computational analysis of spike protein of newly emerged omicron variant in comparison to the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in Iraq - Peshnyar M. A. Rashid; Gaza F. Salih (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Determination of Tri halo methanes in indoor swimming pools, Kuwait and development of health risk index - D. R. Samayamanthula; M. E. Bhatti; N. F. Al-Enazi; Z. A. J. Rashid; S. A. Al-Kandari; H. Jacob (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Plastics in the environment as potential threat to life: an overview - Imania Ghaffar; Muhammad Rashid; Muhammad Akmal; Ali Hussain (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Deeper in the blues: DNA barcoding of fishes from Pakistani coast of the Arabian Sea reveals overlooked genetic diversity - Shabir Ali Amir; Baidong Zhang; Rafaqat Masroor; Yulong Li; Dong-Xiu Xue; Shahnaz Rashid; Naveed Ahmad; Safia Mushtaq; Jean-Dominique Durand; Jinxian Liu (Marine Biodiversity, 2022)

Correction to: In-Silico analyses of Nonsynonymous Variants in the BRCA1 Gene - Sidra Arshad; Irfan Ishaque; Sidra Mumtaz; Muhammad Usman Rashid; Naila Malkani (Biochemical Genetics, 2022)

Conserving a sustainable urban environment through energy security and project management practices - Rashid Maqbool; Emily Jowett (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
Construction has been highlighted as one sector that could reduce its effect on the environment by implementing more sustainable methodologies. However, there are many different challenges preventing sustainable construction practice, and despite existing research providing advice for carbon emission reduction, these practices are being somewhat neglected. The purpose of this research is to investigate the challenges surrounding sustainable construction practice and the current knowledge on energy security and project management practices that can aid climate change mitigation. The design methodology of this study involves a thorough literature review of existing knowledge on the subject matter followed by primary research. The survey conducted collected quantitative data of 160 valid responses via an online closed ended questionnaire using snowball sampling methods from the construction and engineering professionals working in the UK construction industry. The study found that most participants agree with the encouragement of sustainable construction practices, but are generally unsure about what they can do. Factors such as government involvement and organisation culture have some significance but will rely on further research in order to assess specific influencing variables. The study contributes to existing research on factors surrounding project management and identifies and plethora of areas of improvement, that can be formed into a holistic approach to the current construction industry practice.

Resveratrol and neuroprotection: an insight into prospective therapeutic approaches against Alzheimer’s disease from bench to bedside - Fahadul Islam; Mohamed H. Nafady; Md. Rezaul Islam; Susmita Saha; Salma Rashid; Aklima Akter; Md. Harun- Or-Rashid; Muhammad Furqan Akhtar; Asma Perveen; Ghulam Md. Ashraf; Md. Habibur Rahman; Sherouk Hussein Sweilam (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

Comparing the effectiveness of R genes in a 2-year canola–wheat rotation against Leptosphaeria maculans, the causal agent of blackleg disease in Brassica species - M. Harunur Rashid; Sakaria H. Liban; Xuehua Zhang; Paula S. Parks; Hossein Borhan; W. G. Dilantha Fernando (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2022)

Decomposition analytics of carbon emissions by cement manufacturing – a way forward towards carbon neutrality in a developing country - Rizwan Rasheed; Fizza Tahir; Muhammad Afzaal; Sajid Rashid Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Effect of slow release nitrogenous fertilizers and biochar on growth, physiology, yield, and nitrogen use efficiency of sunflower under arid climate - Muhammad Waqar; Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman; Muhammad Usama Hasnain; Shahid Iqbal; Abdul Ghaffar; Rashid Iqbal; Muhammad Iftikhar Hussain; Ayman EL Sabagh (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
Sunflower plants need nitrogen consistently and in higher amount for optimum growth and development. However, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of sunflower crop is low due to various nitrogen (N) losses. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the advanced strategies to minimize N losses and also improve sunflower productivity under arid climatic conditions. A field trial was conducted with four slow release nitrogenous fertilizers [SRNF (bacterial, neem, and sulfur-coated urea and N loaded biochar)] and three N levels (100% = 148 kg N ha −1 , 80% = 118 kg N ha −1 , and 60% = 89 kg N ha −1 ) of recommended application (100%) for sunflower crop under arid climatic conditions. Results showed that neem-coated urea at 148 kg N ha −1 significantly enhanced crop growth rate (CGR) (19.16 g m −2 d −1 ) at 60–75 days after sowing (DAS); leaf area index (2.12, 3.62, 5.97, and 3.00) at 45, 60, 75, and 90 DAS; and total dry matter (14.27, 26.29, 122.67, 410, and 604.33 g m −2 ) at 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 DAS. Furthermore, higher values of net leaf photosynthetic rate (25.2 µmol m −2 s −1 ), transpiration rate (3.66 mmol s −1 ), and leaf stomatal conductance (0.39 mol m −2 s −1 ) were recorded for the same treatment. Similarly, neem-coated urea produced maximum achene yield (2322 kg ha −1 ), biological yield (9000 kg ha −1 ), and harvest index (25.8%) of the sunflower crop. Among various N fertilizers, neem-coated urea showed maximum NUE (20.20 kg achene yield kg −1 N applied) in comparison to other slow release N fertilizers. Similarly, nitrogen increment N 60 showed maximum NUE (22.40 kg grain yield kg −1 N applied) in comparison to N 80 and N 100 . In conclusion, neem-coated urea with 100% and 80% of recommended N would be recommended for farmers to get better sunflower productivity with sustainable production and to reduce the environmental nitrogen losses.

Hydrogeochemical and health risk assessment in and around a Ramsar-designated wetland, the Ganges River Basin, India: Implications for natural and human interactions - Imran Khan; Rashid Umar; Saifi Izhar (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

The role of local topography and sea surface temperature on summer monsoon precipitation over Bangladesh and n ortheast India - Abdullah A. Fahad; Bohar Singh; Mostofa Kamal; Tanvir Ahmed; Minhazul Kibria; Nazimur Rashid Chowdhury (International Journal of Climatology, 2022)
Bangladesh receives most of its precipitation from June to September in the form of rainfall as a part of the Asian summer monsoon system. Bangladesh is a relatively flat region, surrounded by the southern Himalayas and Meghalaya Plateau in the north, Arakan Mountains in the east, and the Bay of Bengal (BOB) in the south. Although several studies have investigated the mechanisms that drive the Asian monsoon precipitation, very few studies have focused on the monsoon precipitation in Bangladesh. This study investigated the influence of the topography of the surrounding regions and sea surface temperature on the summer monsoon precipitation of Bangladesh and the surrounding regions. Using observed data, we showed that moisture convergence near the mountains contributes to the precipitation of Bangladesh, whereas the BOB acts as a source of moisture. A strong low‐level jet carries the moisture inland as the land–sea thermal contrast intensifies the wind circulation during the summer. Three differently forced simulations of the Euro‐Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change coupled climate model (CMCC CM2) were analysed to investigate the influence of the surrounding region's topography and sea surface temperature on the summer monsoon precipitation. The low‐resolution simulation showed no spatial variability of precipitation and dry bias due to the overly smooth topographical representation of mountains. The high‐resolution coupled simulation, with a better representation of topography, improved the moisture convergence at the foothills and precipitation bias. The high‐resolution prescribed sea surface temperature further improved the precipitation bias by intensifying the low‐level jet that transports moisture over Bangladesh.

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Low-cost novel nano-constructed granite composites for removal of hazardous Terasil dye from wastewater - Maria Khalil; Muhammad Asif Hanif; Umer Rashid; Junaid Ahmad; Ali Alsalme; Toshiki Tsubota (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Assessment of CMIP6 global climate models in reconstructing rainfall climatology of Bangladesh - Mohammad Kamruzzaman; Shamsuddin Shahid; Dilip Kumar Roy; Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Syewoon Hwang; Jaepil Cho; Md Asad Uz Zaman; Tasnim Sultana; Towhida Rashid; Fatima Akter (International Journal of Climatology, 2022)
This study evaluated the rainfall historical simulations of 15 Global Climate Models (GCMs) of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 (CMIP6) in replicating annual and seasonal rainfall climatology, their temporal variability and trends in Bangladesh for the period 1979–2014, considering ERA5 (ECMWF Reanalysis 5th Generation) reanalysis as the reference dataset. Shannon's Entropy decision‐analysis was employed for GCMs' rating based on eight statistical indicators and a comprehensive rating metric for the final grading of the GCMs. The majority of the CMIP6 GCMs accurately reproduced the spatial feature of ERA5 rainfall. However, the GCMs underestimated annual rainfall by an average of 190.5 mm, with the highest underestimation in monsoon (131.76 mm) and least in winter (3.52 mm) seasons. Most GCMs also underestimated rainfall variability for all seasons except winter. Besides, the GCMs showed an increasing trend in pre‐monsoon and a decreasing trend in post‐monsoon rainfall like ERA5, but an opposite (negative) to ERA5 trend (positive) in monsoon season rainfall. The ensemble mean of the GCMs showed higher skill in reconstructing rainfall climatology, temporal variability and trends than the individual GCMs. The study identified MPI‐ESM1‐2‐LR, MPI‐ESM1‐2‐HR, and GFDL‐ESM4 as the most effective GCMs in reproducing precipitation over Bangladesh. The selected models' simulation can be used for climate change impact assessment in Bangladesh after bias minimization.

Bionomics and management of aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae (Homoptera: Aphididae) on canola (Brassica napus) using Chrysoperla carnea - Muhammad Mamoon-ur-Rashid; Syed Wajhi-ul-Abbas; Habib Ali; Hussan Ara Beghum; Waqar Islam; Madiha Zaynab; Mubasher Hussain; Obaid Ullah Sayal; Habib ur Rehman; Asif Latif (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2022)

Interactive effect of amino acids balanced at ideal lysine ratio and exogenous protease supplemented to low CP diet on growth performance, carcass traits, gut morphology, and serum metabolites in broiler chicken - Muhammad Adeel Maqsood; Ehsaan Ullah Khan; Shafqat Nawaz Qaisrani; Muhammad Afzal Rashid; Muhammad Shabir Shaheen; Azhar Nazir; Hammad Talib; Sohail Ahmad (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2022)

Recent trends in root phenomics of plant systems with available methods- discrepancies and consonances - Mohammad Urfan; Shubham Sharma; Haroon Rashid Hakla; Prakriti Rajput; Sonali Andotra; Praveen K. Lehana; Renu Bhardwaj; M. Suhail Khan; Ranjan Das; Sunil Kumar; Sikander Pal (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2022)

Genetic diversity and marker trait association for phytophthora resistance in chilli - Tazien Bukhari; Rashid Mehmood Rana; Mahmood Ul Hassan; Farah Naz; Muhammad Sajjad (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Single nucleotide polymorphism based assessment of genetic diversity in local and exotic onion genotypes - Najma Tabussam; Rashid Mehmood Rana; Fahad Masoud Wattoo; Azeem Iqbal Khan; Rai Muhammad Amir; Talha Javed; Sunny Ahmar; Eldessoky S. Dessoky; Nader R. Abdelsalam (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Explicating genetic diversity based on ITS characterization and determination of antioxidant potential in sea buckthorn (Hippophae spp.) - Syed Anam ul Haq; Mudasir A. Mir; Sameena M. Lone; Aqleema Banoo; Fauzia Shafi; Shakeel A. Mir; Javeed I. A. Bhat; Rizwan Rashid; Shabir H. Wani; T. H. Masoodi; M. N. Khan; Firdous A. Nehvi; et al. (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Empagliflozin inhibits angiotensin II-induced hypertrophy in H9c2 cardiomyoblasts through inhibition of NHE1 expression - Nabeel Abdulrahman; Meram Ibrahim; Jensa Mariam Joseph; Hanan Mahmoud Elkoubatry; Al-Anood Al-Shamasi; Menatallah Rayan; Alain Pierre Gadeau; Rashid Ahmed; Hussein Eldassouki; Anwarul Hasan; Fatima Mraiche (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2022)
Diabetes mellitus (DM)-induced cardiac morbidities have been the leading cause of death among diabetic patients. Recently, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors including empagliflozin (EMPA), which have been approved for the treatment of DM, have gained attention for their cardioprotective effect. The mechanism by which SGLT-2 inhibitors exert their cardioprotective effect remains unclear. Recent studies have suggested that EMPA exerts its cardioprotective effect by inhibiting the Na + /H + exchanger (NHE), a group of membrane proteins that regulate intracellular pH and cell volume. Increased activity and expression of NHE isoform 1 (NHE1), the predominant isoform expressed in the heart, leads to cardiac hypertrophy. p90 ribosomal s6 kinase (p90 RSK) has been demonstrated to stimulate NHE1 activity. In our study, H9c2 cardiomyoblasts were treated with angiotensin II (ANG) to activate NHE1 and generate a hypertrophic model. We aimed to understand whether EMPA reverses the ANG-induced hypertrophic response and to elucidate the molecular pathway contributing to the cardioprotective effect of EMPA. Our study demonstrated that ANG-induced hypertrophy of H9c2 cardiomyoblasts is accompanied with increased SGLT-1 and NHE1 protein expression, an effect which is prevented in the presence of EMPA. EMPA reduces ANG-induced hypertrophy through the inhibition of SGLT-1 and NHE1 expression.

Enhancement of Seed Germination Rate and Growth of Maize (Zea mays L.) Through LPDBD Ar/Air Plasma - Md. Forhad Hossain; Md. Sohanur Rahman Sohan; Mahedi Hasan; Md. Masum Miah; Salek Ahmed Sajib; Sumon Karmakar; Khandaker Md. Khalid-Bin-Ferdaus; Ahmad Humayun Kabir; Md. Mamunur Rashid; Mamunur Rashid Talukder; Md Abu Reza (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2022)

Prediction of disability-free survival in healthy older people - Johannes Tobias Neumann; Le T. P. Thao; Anne M. Murray; Emily Callander; Prudence R. Carr; Mark R. Nelson; Rory Wolfe; Robyn L. Woods; Christopher M. Reid; Raj C. Shah; Anne B. Newman; Jeff D. Williamson; et al. (GeroScience, 2022)
Prolonging survival in good health is a fundamental societal goal. However, the leading determinants of disability-free survival in healthy older people have not been well established. Data from ASPREE, a bi-national placebo-controlled trial of aspirin with 4.7 years median follow-up, was analysed. At enrolment, participants were healthy and without prior cardiovascular events, dementia or persistent physical disability. Disability-free survival outcome was defined as absence of dementia, persistent disability or death. Selection of potential predictors from amongst 25 biomedical, psychosocial and lifestyle variables including recognized geriatric risk factors, utilizing a machine-learning approach. Separate models were developed for men and women. The selected predictors were evaluated in a multivariable Cox proportional hazards model and validated internally by bootstrapping. We included 19,114 Australian and US participants aged ≥65 years (median 74 years, IQR 71.6–77.7). Common predictors of a worse prognosis in both sexes included higher age, lower Modified Mini-Mental State Examination score, lower gait speed, lower grip strength and abnormal (low or elevated) body mass index. Additional risk factors for men included current smoking, and abnormal eGFR. In women, diabetes and depression were additional predictors. The biased-corrected areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves for the final prognostic models at 5 years were 0.72 for men and 0.75 for women. Final models showed good calibration between the observed and predicted risks. We developed a prediction model in which age, cognitive function and gait speed were the strongest predictors of disability-free survival in healthy older people. Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01038583)

Use, exposure, and environmental impacts of pesticides in Pakistan: a critical review - Sajid Rashid; Wajid Rashid; Roberto Xavier Supe Tulcan; Haiou Huang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Phycoremediation of textile effluents with enhanced efficacy of biodiesel production by algae and potential use of remediated effluent for improving growth of wheat - Muhammad Rashid Waqas; Sajid Mahmood Nadeem; Muhammad Yahya Khan; Zeeshan Ahmad; Liaqat Ali; Hafiz Naeem Asghar; Azeem Khalid (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

An Investigation on the Behaviour of Geosynthetic Reinforced Quarry Waste Bases (QWB) Under Vertical loading - Ishfaq Rashid Sheikh; K M N Saquib Wani; Fazal E. Jalal; Mohammad Yousuf Shah (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Feeding habits of three sparid breams, Argyrops spinifer Forsskål, 1775, Sparidentex hasta Valenciennes, 1830, and Rhabdosargus niger Tanaka & Iwatsuki, 2013 (family: Sparidae) in the coastal waters of Pakistan - Pirzada J. A. Siddiqui; Farkhanda Khan; Shahnaz Rashid; Safia Mushtaq; Habib Ul Hassan; Shabir Ali Amir (Marine Biodiversity, 2022)

Prediction of CYP-mediated silybin A-losartan pharmacokinetic interactions using physiological based pharmacokinetic modeling - Ayesha Tanveer; Khalid Hussain; Hirra Tasneem; Iqra Arif; Memoona Rashid; Nasir Abbas; Rahat Shamim; Pervaiz A. Shah; Nadeem Irfan Bukhari (Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, 2022)

Allograft bone banking experience in Pakistan - Maratib Ali; Muhammed Mubarak; Badaruddin Sahito; Shaheera Shakeel; Dileep Kumar; Rahma Rashid (Cell and Tissue Banking, 2022)

Identification of anthropogenic contribution to wetland degradation: Insights from the environmetric techniques - Shahid Ahmad Dar; Aadil Hamid; Irfan Rashid; Sami Ullah Bhat (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2022)

Influence of Endogenous Plant Hormones on Physiological and Growth Attributes of Kinnow Mandarin Grafted on Nine Rootstocks - Muhammad Ahsan Qureshi; Muhammad Jafar Jaskani; Ahmad Sattar Khan; Rashid Ahmad (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2022)

Phyto-mediated photocatalysis: a critical review of in-depth base to reactive radical generation for erythromycin degradation - Aniqa Ashraf; Guijian Liu; Balal Yousaf; Muhammad Arif; Rafay Ahmed; Audil Rashid; Luqman Riaz; Muhammad Saqib Rashid (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Analysis of environmental sustainability of e-waste in developing countries — a case study from Pakistan - Rizwan Rasheed; Asfra Rizwan; Hajra Javed; Faiza Sharif; Abdullah Yasar; Amtul Bari Tabinda; Yusra Mahfooz; Sajid Rashid Ahmed; Yuehong Su (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

The impact of carbon pricing, climate financing, and financial literacy on COVID-19 cases: go-for-green healthcare policies - Haroon ur Rashid Khan; Bushra Usman; Khalid Zaman; Abdelmohsen A. Nassani; Mohamed Haffar; Gulnaz Muneer (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Roadmap for carbon neutrality: the mediating role of clean energy development-related investments - Khudoykulov Khurshid Kurramovich; Asif Ali Abro; Arif I. Vaseer; Saad Uddin Khan; Syed Rashid Ali; Muntasir Murshed (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Temporal variation in leachate composition of a newly constructed landfill site in Lahore in context to environmental pollution and risks - Mahsoon Ashraf; Muhammad Zeshan; Sadia Hafeez; Rahib Hussain; Abdul Qadir; Muzaffar Majid; Farman Ahmad; Sajid Rashid Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

A preliminary assessment of microplastics in indoor dust of a developing country in South Asia - Iqra Aslam; Abdul Qadir; Sajid Rashid Ahmad (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

Environmental and air quality based impacts of COVID-19 on some countries around the globe: a spatiotemporal perspective - Tariq Sardar; Afnan Ullah; Irfan Ullah; Abdur Rashid (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Formation of quartz veins within Serginil Phyllite Group-Penjween area, Iraqi Kurdistan Region: insights from geochemical and fluid inclusion data - Tola A. Mirza; Namam M. Salih; Franck R. A. Delpomdor; Stavros P. Kalaitzidis; Saman Gh. Rashid (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Geotechnical characterization and statistical evaluation of alluvial soils of Lahore - Hassaan Ullah Khan; Imtiaz Rashid; Jahanzaib Israr; Gang Zhang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Effects of replacement of wheat straw with corn stover-based TMR on growth performance, behavioral characteristics, selected blood metabolites, and nutrient digestibility in Beetal bucks - Faisal Majeed; Saeed Ahmed; Muhammad Afzal Rashid; Muhammad Qamar Shahid; Imran Mohsin (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2022)

A comparative life cycle assessment of stretchable and rigid electronics: a case study of cardiac monitoring devices - S. Kokare; F. M. A. Asif; G. Mårtensson; S. Shoaib-ul-Hasan; A. Rashid; M. Roci; N. Salehi (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)
Stretchable electronics is a new innovation and becoming popular in various fields, especially in the healthcare sector. Since stretchable electronics use less printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is expected that the environmental performance of a stretchable electronics-based device is better than a rigid electronics-based device that provides the same functionalities. Yet, such a study is rarely available. Thus, the main purpose of this research is to perform a comparative life cycle analysis of stretchable and rigid electronics-based devices. This research combines both the case study approach and the research review approach. For the case study, a cardiac monitoring device with both stretchable and rigid electronics is used. The ISO 14044:2006 standard's prescribed LCA approach and ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (Hierarchist) are followed for the impact assessment using the SimaPro 9.1 software. The LCA results show that the stretchable cardiac monitoring device has better environmental performance in all eighteen impact categories. This research also shows that the manufacturing process of stretchable electronics has lower environmental impacts than those for rigid electronics. The main reasons for the improved environmental performance of stretchable electronics are lower consumption of raw material as well as decreased energy consumption during manufacturing. Based on the LCA results of a cardiac monitoring device, the study concludes that stretchable electronics and their manufacturing process have better environmental performance in comparison with the rigid electronics and their manufacturing process.

Photocatalytic degradation of paraquat dichloride in the presence of ZnO.WO3 composite - S. R. Tariq; G. A. Chotana; A. Rashid (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

A modified approach to quantify aquifer vulnerability to pollution towards sustainable groundwater management in Irrigated Indus Basin - Muhammad Umar; Shahbaz Nasir Khan; Arfan Arshad; Rana Ammar Aslam; Hafiz Muhammad Safdar Khan; Haroon Rashid; Quoc Bao Pham; Abdul Nasir; Rabeea Noor; Khaled Mohamed Khedher; Duong Tran Anh (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Investigating fish contamination scenario and community willingness to adopt consumption advice proposing an advisory option - Lubna Alam; Ussif Rashid Sumaila; Md Azizul Bari; Ibnu Rusydy; Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa; Mazlin Mokhtar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Alarming waterweeds proliferation in the Vembanad Lake System might significantly increase water loss through transpiration - N. Arunpandi; R. Jyothibabu; P. Dhanya; L. Jagadeesan; C. P. Rashid; S. Sarath (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

Integration of multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing data for lithological mapping in Zhob Ophiolite, Western Pakistan - Muhammad Qasim; Shuhab D. Khan; Rashid Haider; Mehboob ur Rasheed (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Application of Biofloc Technology for the culture of Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch) in Bangladesh: stocking density, floc volume, growth performance, and profitability - Md Shamsuddin; M. Belal Hossain; Moshiur Rahman; Mst. Salamun Kawla; Md. Badiul Alam Shufol; Muhammad Mamunur Rashid; Md. Asadujjaman; Md. Refat Jahan Rakib (Aquaculture International, 2022)

Mupirocin-Loaded Chitosan Microspheres Embedded in Piper betle Extract Containing Collagen Scaffold Accelerate Wound Healing Activity - Mansi Budhiraja; Sobiya Zafar; Sohail Akhter; Majed Alrobaian; Md Abdur Rashid; Md. Abul Barkat; Sarwar Beg; Farhan J. Ahmad (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2022)

Timing and magnitude of climate‐driven range shifts in transboundary fish stocks challenge their management - Juliano Palacios‐Abrantes; Thomas L. Frölicher; Gabriel Reygondeau; U. Rashid Sumaila; Alessandro Tagliabue; Colette C. C. Wabnitz; William W. L. Cheung (Global Change Biology, 2022)
Climate change is shifting the distribution of shared fish stocks between neighboring countries’ Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and the high seas. The timescale of these transboundary shifts determines how climate change will affect international fisheries governance. Here, we explore this timescale by coupling a large ensemble simulation of an Earth system model under a high emission climate change scenario to a dynamic population model. We show that by 2030, 23% of transboundary stocks will have shifted and 78% of the world's EEZs will have experienced at least one shifting stock. By the end of this century, projections show a total of 45% of stocks shifting globally and 81% of EEZs waters with at least one shifting stock. The magnitude of such shifts is reflected in changes in catch proportion between EEZs sharing a transboundary stock. By 2030, global EEZs are projected to experience an average change of 59% in catch proportion of transboundary stocks. Many countries that are highly dependent on fisheries for livelihood and food security emerge as hotspots for transboundary shifts. These hotspots are characterized by early shifts in the distribution of an important number of transboundary stocks. Existing international fisheries agreements need to be assessed for their capacity to address the social–ecological implications of climate‐change‐driven transboundary shifts. Some of these agreements will need to be adjusted to limit potential conflict between the parties of interest. Meanwhile, new agreements will need to be anticipatory and consider these concerns and their associated uncertainties to be resilient to global change.

Four new isoflavones from Derris scandens and their in vitro antiproliferative effects - Chihiro Ito; Takuya Matsui; Kimiko Miyabe; Choudhury M. Hasan; Mohammad A. Rashid; Masataka Itoigawa (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Drought-tolerant Bacillus megaterium isolated from semi-arid conditions induces systemic tolerance of wheat under drought conditions - Urooj Rashid; Humaira Yasmin; Muhammad Nadeem Hassan; Rabia Naz; Asia Nosheen; Muhammad Sajjad; Noshin Ilyas; Rumana Keyani; Zahra Jabeen; Saqib Mumtaz; Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni; Parvaiz Ahmad (Plant Cell Reports, 2022)

The link of ERCC2 rs13181 and ERCC4 rs2276466 polymorphisms with breast cancer in the Bangladeshi population - Shaid All Sahaba; Mohammad Abdur Rashid; Md. Saiful Islam; Noor Ahmed Nahid; Mohd Nazmul Hasan Apu; Taposhi Nahid Sultana; Nusrat Islam Chaity; Md. Mehedi Hasan; Mohammad Safiqul Islam (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Provenance and palaeo-weathering pattern of the Carboniferous Fenestella Shale Formation, north-west Tethys Himalaya, India - Javid A Ganai; Irfan M Bhat; Heena Khan; Imran Khan; Shaik A Rashid (Journal of Earth System Science, 2022)

Geochemical characteristics of two contrasting weathering profiles developed at high altitude, NE Lesser Himalaya, India: Implications for controlling factors and mobility of elements - Khalid Mohammed Ghasera; Shaik A Rashid (Journal of Earth System Science, 2022)

Development of a New Empirical Relation to Assess P-wave Velocity Anisotropy of Rocks - Hassan Moomivand; Hussamuddin Moomivand; Ramin Nikrouz; Rashid Azad (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2022)

Energy Efficiency Policies in Malaysia: A Critical Evaluation from the Sustainable Development Perspective - Most. Asikha Aktar; Md. Mahmudul Alam; Mukaramah Harun (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Impact of credit, liquidity, and systematic risk on financial structure: comparative investigation from sustainable production - Muhammad Sadiq; Sami Alajlani; Muhammed Sajjad Hussain; Rashid Ahmad; Furrukh Bashir; Supat Chupradit (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Induction of apoptosis in A431 cells via ROS generation and p53-mediated pathway by chloroform fraction of Argemone mexicana (Pepaveraceae) - Shivani Attri; Prabhjot Kaur; Davinder Singh; Harneetpal Kaur; Farhana Rashid; Avinash Kumar; Balbir Singh; Neena Bedi; Saroj Arora (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Mitigating energy production-based carbon dioxide emissions in Argentina: the roles of renewable energy and economic globalization - Muntasir Murshed; Seemran Rashid; Recep Ulucak; Vishal Dagar; Abdul Rehman; Rafael Alvarado; Solomon Prince Nathaniel (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Risk assessment and management framework for rapidly spreading species in a Kashmir Himalayan Ramsar site - Iqra Jan; Saba Yaqoob; Zafar A. Reshi; Irfan Rashid; Manzoor A. Shah (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

Prioritizing the Catalytic Gatekeepers through Pan- Inhibitory Mechanism of Entrectinib against ALK, ROS1 and TRKA Tyrosine Kinases - Elliasu Y. Salifu; Abdul Rashid Issahaku; Clement Agoni; Mahmoud A. A. Ibrahim; Nlooto Manimbulu; Mahmoud E. S. Soliman (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2022)

Strategies to enhance soluble production of heterologous proteins in Escherichia coli - Samia Falak; Muhammad Sajed; Naeem Rashid (Biologia, 2022)

Correction to: Molecular detection of Cryptosporidium: an emerging parasite in different water sources of 2010 flood‑affected district Nowshera, Pakistan - Shaukat Ali Khan; Imran Khan; Izaz Ali; Amir Muhammad Khan; Muhammad Anees; Khurshaid Ali Khan; Wajid Rashid; Noorul Akbar (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Internet of Things (IoT)‐based aquaculture: An overview of IoT application on water quality monitoring - Dipika Roy Prapti; Abdul Rashid Mohamed Shariff; Hasfalina Che Man; Norulhuda Mohamed Ramli; Thinagaran Perumal; Mohamed Shariff (Reviews in Aquaculture, 2022)
Aquaculture based on the Internet of Things (IoT) is a growing field of interest in the fishing industry. The IoT technology is advancing the agriculture 4.0 era, and yet, Aquaculture 4.0 is a lagging field in many countries. This article presents results obtained so far from ongoing research of published work highlighting water quality monitoring in fishponds. This analysis was performed extensively from May to December 2020 by meticulously selecting a total of 30 internationally published research papers. This review is divided into five categories: (1) recent research (2011–2020), (2) aquaculture environments, (3) research approaches, (4) most common water quality parameters and (5) forms of the solution provided. Most of the published research concentrated on inland aquaculture (81%), while research articles on marine aquaculture species accounted for 19% of papers reviewed so far. The framework and architecture approach (48%) was the most widely practised research approach in IoT‐based aquaculture for water quality monitoring. There is a need for long‐term experimental research to identify the challenges and suggest appropriate solutions. With regards to water quality parameters, temperature (20%), dissolved oxygen (18%) and pH (17%) are the topmost prioritised water quality parameters considered in the IoT‐based aquaculture. Finally, real‐time monitoring (50%) is offered generally as a form of a solution while autonomous (3%) monitoring can be a unique solution. The findings from this study are expected to support the aquaculture industry, researchers, practitioners and decision‐makers in the long run.

Economic study on biohydrogen production from liquid pineapple waste - Syaza I. Ahmad; Roslina Rashid; Zanariah Hashim; Chew Chee Meng; Chong Kar Lun; Den Muhammad Hamdi Jumaatuden; Norhidayah Ahmad Yasin; Ashella Jati; Mimi H. Hassim (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2022)

Impact of Ocean Warming, Overfishing and Mercury on European Fisheries: A Risk Assessment and Policy Solution Framework - Ibrahim Issifu; Juan José Alava; Vicky W. Y. Lam; U. Rashid Sumaila (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Previous studies have shown that multiple-environmental stressors are expected to have significant and geographically differential impacts on the health and abundance of marine species. In this paper, we analyze the combined impacts of ocean warming, overfishing and mercury pollution in European waters by projecting the impacts of climatic and non-climate drivers on marine species in European waters. Our findings suggest that the impacts vary widely depending on different species and their mean temperature tolerance (MTT). We find for instance, that more than 5 temperate benthopelagic species including, bobtail squids ( Sepiida) frogfishes ( Lophius) great Atlantic scallop ( Pecten maximus) red mullet ( Mullus barbatus barbatus) and common octopus ( Octopus vulgaris) are affected (i.e., weakens their resilience to climate change) by the increase in sea surface temperature (SST) under RCP 8.5 in 2050 and 2100. Mercury contamination was estimated to increase in some species (e.g., ∼50% in swordfish), exceeding mercury consumption guideline thresholds (>1 mg/kg). This negative impact may limit the capacity of fisheries and marine ecosystem to respond to the current climate induced pollution sensitivity. An implication of our study is that the international community should strengthen a global ban on mercury emissions under the mandate of the Minamata Convention, comparable to the United Nations framework for persistent organic pollutant emission sources. Ongoing global efforts aimed at minimizing carbon footprint and mercury emissions need to be enhanced in concert with a reduction in fishing intensity to maintain effective conservation measures that promote increased resilience of fisheries to climate change and other stressors.

Pollution characteristics, mechanism of toxicity and health effects of the ultrafine particles in the indoor environment: Current status and future perspectives - Muhammad Ubaid Ali; Siyi Lin; Balal Yousaf; Qumber Abbas; Mehr Ahmed Mujtaba Munir; Audil Rashid; Chunmiao Zheng; Xingxing Kuang; Ming Hung Wong (Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Mining public opinion: a sentiment based forecasting for democratic elections of Pakistan - Asif Nawaz; Tariq Ali; Yaser Hafeez; Saif ur Rehman; Muhammad Rizwan Rashid (Spatial Information Research, 2022)

Spatio-temporal estimation of basic and effective reproduction number of COVID-19 and post-lockdown transmissibility in Bangladesh - Al-Ekram Elahee Hridoy; Imrul Hasan Tipo; Md. Shamsudduha Sami; Md. Ripon Babu; Md. Sayem Ahmed; Syed Masiur Rahman; Shekh Md. Shajid Hasan Tusher; Kazi Jihadur Rashid; Mohammad Naim (Spatial Information Research, 2022)

Exploring of bacterial blight resistance in landraces and mining of resistant gene(s) using molecular markers and pathogenicity approach - Touhidur Rahman Anik; Sheikh Arafat Islam Nihad; Md. Al-Imran Hasan; Mohammad Ahasan Hossain; Md. Mamunur Rashid; Mohammad Ashik Iqbal Khan; Krishna Pada Halder; Mohammad Abdul Latif (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2022)

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Eucalyptus lanceolata leaf litter: characterization, antimicrobial and agricultural efficacy in maize - Pooja Sharma; Mohammad Urfan; Rythem Anand; Monica Sangral; Haroon Rashid Hakla; Shubham Sharma; Ranjan Das; Sikander Pal; Madhulika Bhagat (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2022)

First report of Neopestalotiopsis clavispora causing postharvest fruit rot of loquat in Pakistan - Muhammad Fahim Abbas; Sana Batool; Tamoor Khan; Muhammad Rashid (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2022)

RNA interference-mediated knockdown of odorant-binding protein 2 and MP58 gene causes mortality in Myzus persicae - Iqra Mahmood; Amber Afroz; Muhammad Faheem Malik; Nadia Zeeshan; Muhammad Ramzan Khan; Umer Rashid; Muhammad Azmat Ullah Khan; Naeem Mehmood Ashraf; Sadia Alam (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2022)

Comparative seismic performance assessment of RC and RC/ECC hybrid frame structures: a shake table study - Fasih Ahmed Khan; Muhammad Rashid; Sajjad Wali Khan; Muhammad Rizwan; Yasir Irfan Badrashi; Muhammad Fahim; Muhammad Ashraf Tanoli; Wasim Khaliq; Akhtar Gul (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2022)

Trait phenotyping and molecular marker characterization of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) germplasm from Western Himalayas - Sami Jan; M. N. Khan; Sofora Jan; Aaqif Zaffar; Rizwan Rashid; M. A. Khan; F. A. Sheikh; M. Ashraf Bhat; R. R. Mir (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2022)

Salinity and food security in southwest coastal Bangladesh: impacts on household food production and strategies for adaptation - Yukyan Lam; Peter J. Winch; Fosiul Alam Nizame; Elena T. Broaddus-Shea; Md. Golam Dostogir Harun; Pamela J. Surkan (Food Security, 2022)
The rising salinity of land and water is an important, but understudied, climate change-sensitive trend that can exert devastating impacts on food security. This mixed methods investigation combines salinity testing with qualitative research methods to explore these impacts in one of the most salinity-affected regions in the world—the Ganges River Delta. Data collection in 2015 and 2016 undertaken in Bangladesh’s southwest coastal region and Dhaka consisted of 83 in-depth household and stakeholder interviews, six community focus groups, and salinity testing of 27 soil and 45 surface and groundwater samples. Results show that household food production is a multifaceted cornerstone of rural livelihood in the southwest coastal region, and virtually every component of it—from rice plantation and homestead gardening to livestock cultivation and aquaculture—is being negatively affected by salinity. Although households have attempted multiple strategies for adapting food production, effective adaptation remains elusive. At the community level, improved irrigation and floodplain management, as well as restrictions on saltwater aquaculture to abate salinity, are viewed as promising interventions. However, the potential of such measures remains unrealized on a broad scale, as they require a level of external resources and regulation not yet provided by the NGO and government sectors. This study elucidates issues of accessibility, equity, and governance surrounding agricultural interventions for climate change-related salinity adaptation, and its findings can help inform the community of organizations that will increasingly need to grapple with salinity in order to guarantee food security in the context of environmental change.

Biochar and slow-releasing nitrogen fertilizers improved growth, nitrogen use, yield, and fiber quality of cotton under arid climatic conditions - Sobia Manzoor; Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman; Ghulam Haider; Iqra Ghafoor; Saeed Ahmad; Muhammad Afzal; Fahim Nawaz; Rashid Iqbal; Mubashra Yasin; Tanveer-ul-Haq; Subhan Danish; Abdul Ghaffar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
The efficiency of nitrogenous fertilizers in South Asia is on a declining trajectory due to increased losses. Biochar (BC) and slow-releasing nitrogen fertilizers (SRNF) have been found to improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in certain cases. However, field-scale studies to explore the potential of BC and SRNF in south Asian arid climate are lacking. Here we conducted a field experiment in the arid environment to demonstrate the response of BC and SRNF on cotton growth and yield quality. The treatments were comprised of two factors, (A) nitrogen sources, (i) simple urea, (ii)neem-coated urea, (iii)sulfur-coated urea, (iv) bacterial coated urea, and cotton stalks biochar impregnated with simple urea, and (B) nitrogen application rates, N 1 =160 kg ha -1 , N 2 = 120 kg ha -1 , and N 3 = 80 kg ha -1 . Different SRNF differentially affected cotton growth, morphological and physiological attributes, and seed cotton yield (SCY). The bacterial coated urea at the highest rate of N application (160 kg ha -1 ) resulted in a higher net leaf photosynthetic rate (32.8 μmol m -2 s -1 ), leaf transpiration rate (8.10 mmol s -1 ), and stomatal conductance (0.502 mol m -2 s -1 ), while leaf area index (LAI), crop growth rate (CGR), and seed cotton yield (4513 kg ha -1 ) were increased by bacterial coated urea at 120 kg ha -1 than simple urea. However, low rate N application (80 kg ha -1 ) of bacterial coated urea showed higher nitrogen use efficiency (39.6 kg SCY kg -1 N). The fiber quality (fiber length, fiber strength, ginning outturn, fiber index, and seed index) was also increased with the high N application rates than N2 and N3 application. To summarize, the bacterial coated urea with recommended N (160 kg ha -1 ) and 75% of recommended N application (120 kg ha -1 ) may be recommended for farmers in the arid climatic conditions of Punjab to enhance the seed cotton yield, thereby reducing nitrogen losses.

Spatial distribution of carbon dynamics and nutrient enrichment capacity in different layers and tree tissues of Castanopsis eyeri natural forest ecosystem - Taimoor Hassan Farooq; Xen Xincheng; Awais Shakoor; Muhammad Haroon U. Rashid; Muhammad Farhan Bashir; Muhammad Farrakh Nawaz; Uttam Kumar; Sher Muhammad Shahzad; Wende Yan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Recovery of gas waste from the petroleum industry: a review - Ftwi Y. Hagos; Abd Rashid Abd Aziz; Ezrann Zharif Zainal; M. Mofijur; Shams Forruque Ahmed (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022)

Consumer perceptions of hybrid electric vehicle adoption and the green automotive market: the Malaysian evidence - Muhammad Iskandar Hamzah; Nurul Syafiqah Tanwir; Siti Norida Wahab; Muhammad Hafiz Abd Rashid (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022)

Spatio-temporal variation and health risk associated with trace element concentrations in groundwater of Mathura city using modified indexing approach - Shamshaad Ahmad; Izrar Ahmad; Rashid Umar; Syed Hilal Farooq (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

A New Tool to Evaluate, Improve, and Sustain Marine Protected Area Financing Built on a Comprehensive Review of Finance Sources and Instruments - John J. Bohorquez; Anthony Dvarskas; Jennifer Jacquet; U. Rashid Sumaila; Janet Nye; Ellen K. Pikitch (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Marine protected areas (MPAs) require sustained funding to provide sustained marine protection. Up until now government budgets, multi- and bi-lateral aid, and philanthropic grants have been commonly relied upon to finance the management and enforcement of MPAs. But new funding mechanisms, such as impact investments or blue carbon, are increasingly applied and developed. Here, we present a semi-structured review that identifies 11 or more sources of finance, 21 financial instruments and more than 75 potential combinations thereof that show the current diversity of financial mechanisms available to support MPA establishment and operations. Based on the review, we developed nearly 100 indicators reflecting environmental, governmental, socioeconomic, and management characteristics that can inform the appropriateness, and corresponding strengths and weaknesses, of applying these financial mechanisms to any given MPA. The outputs provide a series of recommendations for implementing new funding mechanisms and ways to improve the sustainability of in-place mechanisms. The findings were compiled into a replicable framework and excel tool that was pilot tested in May 2021 for Parque Nacional Natural Corales de Profundidad in Colombia that identified potential ways to improve upon financial mechanisms, including, hiring a full-time manager and potential alternative mechanisms like biodiversity offsets from fossil fuel exploration and exploitation, among several others. The research also identified barriers for implementing financial mechanisms that reflect broader systemic challenges for MPA finance worldwide.

Intron-containing hairpin RNA interference vector for OBP8 show promising mortality in peach potato aphid - Amber Afroz; Safeena Aslam; Umer Rashid; Muhammad Faheem Malik; Nadia Zeeshan; Muhammad Ramzan Khan; Muhammad Qasim Shahzad But; Sabaz Ali Khan (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2022)

Biofertilizer microorganisms accompanying pathogenic attributes: a potential threat - Mohsin Tariq; Farwah Jameel; Usman Ijaz; Muhammad Abdullah; Kamran Rashid (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2022)

Epigenetic regulation of salinity stress responses in cereals - Md. Mahtab Rashid; Anukool Vaishnav; Rakesh Kumar Verma; Pradeep Sharma; P. Suprasanna; R. K. Gaur (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Modification of Land Use/Land Cover and Its Impact on Groundwater in Peshawar City, Pakistan - Pukhtoon Yar; Jiao Huafu; Mohammad Aslam Khan; Wajid Rashid; Salman Khan (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2022)

Synthesis and evaluation of Ca-doped ferrihydrite as a novel adsorbent for the efficient removal of fluoride - Khalil Ahmad; Izaz Ali Shah; Sharafat Ali; Muhammad Tariq Khan; Muhammad Bilal Ahmed Qureshi; Syed Hassan Ali Shah; Asmat Ali; Wajid Rashid; Hifza Nayab Gul (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Influence of fractures on the reservoir quality of Lower Miocene carbonates in Northern Iraq - Devan Hussein; Fraidoon Rashid; James A. Lawrence; Paul W. J. Glover; Piroska Lorinczi (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Small‐scale fisheries and local food systems: Transformations, threats and opportunities - Robert I Arthur; Daniel J Skerritt; Anna Schuhbauer; Naazia Ebrahim; Richard M Friend; U Rashid Sumaila (Fish and Fisheries, 2022)
Fish from marine and inland capture fisheries is an important food that contributes significantly to diets and health, but their contribution is somewhat overlooked in food security and poverty‐related policies. Given the current numbers of malnourished people globally, there is a pressing need to consider how to better realize the potential of fish in food systems that can address malnourishment. To do so, we re‐examine the fisheries literature from the perspective of food systems. Starting with nutritional needs and considering how these may be met through local food systems reveals an ongoing transformation that has implications for small‐scale fisheries, as increasingly become part of globalized food systems. We describe the factors that can change the nature of production, mediate access to fish and the distribution of benefits that can lead to impoverishment. This emphasizes the governance challenges that lie at the heart of complex, contested and increasingly globalized food systems, in which actors interact to shape the systems, determining who benefits and how. We draw attention to critical issues of access, power and the values and norms that underpin efforts to manage and transform fisheries, exposing the unequal struggle to secure access that small‐scale fishers and poor people must endure. We suggest a vital challenge for fisheries management is to engage with this struggle and develop policies and management measures that would enable fisheries to make positive contributions to food systems and nutritional security, while meeting global sustainable development objectives.

Formulation and Evaluation of Topical Biodegradable Films Loaded with Levofloxacin Lipid Nanocarriers - Rania S. Abdel-Rashid; Eman S. El-leithy; Raghda Abdel-monem (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2021)

A Global Ocean Oxygen Database and Atlas for Assessing and Predicting Deoxygenation and Ocean Health in the Open and Coastal Ocean - Marilaure Grégoire; Véronique Garçon; Hernan Garcia; Denise Breitburg; Kirsten Isensee; Andreas Oschlies; Maciej Telszewski; Alexander Barth; Henry C. Bittig; Jacob Carstensen; Thierry Carval; Fei Chai; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
In this paper, we outline the need for a coordinated international effort toward the building of an open-access Global Ocean Oxygen Database and ATlas (GO 2 DAT) complying with the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable). GO 2 DAT will combine data from the coastal and open ocean, as measured by the chemical Winkler titration method or by sensors (e.g., optodes, electrodes) from Eulerian and Lagrangian platforms (e.g., ships, moorings, profiling floats, gliders, ships of opportunities, marine mammals, cabled observatories). GO 2 DAT will further adopt a community-agreed, fully documented metadata format and a consistent quality control (QC) procedure and quality flagging (QF) system. GO 2 DAT will serve to support the development of advanced data analysis and biogeochemical models for improving our mapping, understanding and forecasting capabilities for ocean O 2 changes and deoxygenation trends. It will offer the opportunity to develop quality-controlled data synthesis products with unprecedented spatial (vertical and horizontal) and temporal (sub-seasonal to multi-decadal) resolution. These products will support model assessment, improvement and evaluation as well as the development of climate and ocean health indicators. They will further support the decision-making processes associated with the emerging blue economy, the conservation of marine resources and their associated ecosystem services and the development of management tools required by a diverse community of users (e.g., environmental agencies, aquaculture, and fishing sectors). A better knowledge base of the spatial and temporal variations of marine O 2 will improve our understanding of the ocean O 2 budget, and allow better quantification of the Earth’s carbon and heat budgets. With the ever-increasing need to protect and sustainably manage ocean services, GO 2 DAT will allow scientists to fully harness the increasing volumes of O 2 data already delivered by the expanding global ocean observing system and enable smooth incorporation of much higher quantities of data from autonomous platforms in the open ocean and coastal areas into comprehensive data products in the years to come. This paper aims at engaging the community (e.g., scientists, data managers, policy makers, service users) toward the development of GO 2 DAT within the framework of the UN Global Ocean Oxygen Decade (GOOD) program recently endorsed by IOC-UNESCO. A roadmap toward GO 2 DAT is proposed highlighting the efforts needed (e.g., in terms of human resources).

Toward an integrated framework for assessing micropollutants in marine mammals: Challenges, progress, and opportunities - Edmond Sanganyado; Ran Bi; Charles Teta; Lucas Buruaem Moreira; Xiaoxuan Yu; Sun Yajing; Tatenda Dalu; Imran Rashid Rajput; Wenhua Liu (Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2021)

Floristic diversity and correlates of naturalization of alien flora in urban green spaces of Srinagar city - Gousia Mehraj; Anzar A. Khuroo; Maroof Hamid; Insha Muzafar; Irfan Rashid; Akhtar H. Malik (Urban Ecosystems, 2021)

DNA barcoding and genetic variability of earthworms (Clitellata: Oligochaeta) with new records from Mizoram, India - Azhar Rashid Lone; Samrendra Singh Thakur; Nalini Tiwari; Olusola B. Sokefun; Shweta Yadav (Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 2021)

RPS13, a potential universal reference gene for normalisation of gene expression in multiple human normal and cancer tissue samples - Mudasir Rashid; Sanket Girish Shah; Abhiram Natu; Tripti Verma; Sukanya Rauniyar; Poonam B. Gera; Sanjay Gupta (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)

Forecasting of pre-monsoon flash flood events in the northeastern Bangladesh using coupled hydrometeorological NWP modelling system - Saurav Dey Shuvo; Towhida Rashid; S. K. Panda; Someshwar Das; Dewan Abdul Quadir (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2021)

A Comparative Assessment for the Archaeological Features Detection Using an Integration of Aerial Remote Sensing and Electrical Resistivity in Sungai Batu, Bujang Valley - Shairatul Akma Roslan; Fitri Yakub; Mokhtar Saidin; Shuib Rambat; Mohamed Attwa; Mohd Zamzuri Ab Rashid (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Annual Growth Progression, Nutrient Transformation, and Carbon Storage in Tissues of Cunninghamia lanceolata Monoculture in Relation to Soil Quality Indicators Influenced by Intraspecific Competition Intensity - Taimoor Hassan Farooq; Awais Shakoor; Muhammad Haroon U. Rashid; Saiyang Zhang; Pengfei Wu; Wende Yan (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2021)

Analysis of food resources, host availability and insecticidal impacts on the fecundity, longevity and parasitism efficiency of Diaertiella rapae (M’intosh) - Ahmad Nawaz; Habib Ali; Sajid Fiaz; Muhammad Sufyan; Miza Abdul Qayyum; Rashid Azad; Yasir Niaz; Muhamamd Adnan Bodlah; Khalid Ali Khan (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021)

New records of Meschia pugnax (Heteroptera: Meschiidae) and stethoconus praefectus (Heteroptera: Miridae): predatory deraeocorinae plant bug associated with tingidae bugs, Pakistan - Zuhaib Ahmad; Muhammad Naeem; Tariq Mahmood; Rashid Azad (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021)

Quest for Novel Preventive and Therapeutic Options Against Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Sidra Irum; Saadia Andleeb; Amjad Ali; Muhammad Ibrahim Rashid; Mahnoor Majid (International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 2021)

Assessing the potential of partial root zone drying and mulching for improving the productivity of cotton under arid climate - Rashid Iqbal; Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman; Muhammad Aown Sammar Raza; Muhammad Waqas; Rao Muhammad Ikram; Muhammad Zeshan Ahmed; Monika Toleikiene; Muhammad Ayaz; Farhan Mustafa; Salman Ahmad; Muhammad Usman Aslam; Muhammad Mohsin Waqas; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)
Water scarcity constrains global cotton production. However, partial root-zone drying (PRD) and mulching can be used as good techniques to save water and enhance crop production, especially in arid regions. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of mulching for water conservation in an arid environment under PRD and to further assess the osmotic adjustment and enzymatic activities for sustainable cotton production. The study was carried out for 2 years in field conditions using mulches (NM = no mulch, BPM = black plastic mulch at 32 kg ha -1 , WSM = wheat straw mulch at 3 tons ha -1 , CSM = cotton sticks mulch at 10 tons ha -1 ) and two irrigation levels (FI = full irrigation and PRD (50% less water than FI). High seed cotton yield (SCY) achieved in FI+WSM (4457 and 4248 kg ha -1 in 2017 and 2018, respectively) and even in PRD+WSM followed by BPM>CSM>NM under FI and PRD for both years. The higher SCY and traits observed in FI+WSM and PRD+WSM compared with the others were attributed to the improved water use efficiency and gaseous exchange traits, increased hormone production (ABA), osmolyte accumulation, and enhanced antioxidants to scavenge the excess reactive oxygen. Furthermore, better cotton quality traits were also observed under WSM either with FI or PRD irrigation regimes. Mulches applications found effective to control the weeds in the order as BPM>WSM>CSM. In general, PRD can be used as an effective stratagem to save moisture along with WSM, which ultimately can improve cotton yield in the water-scarce regions under arid climatic regions. It may prove as a good adaptation strategy under current and future water shortage scenarios of climate change.